Category Archives: Rivers

Cooling off

Posted on Friday 17th September, 2010 by

Well, summer’s definitely packing its bags and giving up for the year, and the river’s getting a bit of a chill to it. So, time to start having a dip more often! Cold water swimmers get acclimatised to the cold … Continue reading →

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Big Jump at Port Meadow

Posted on Monday 6th September, 2010 by

This year the Oxford branch of the Outdoor Swimming Society organised a swim at Port Meadow, as part of the Big Jump on 11 July. This is billed as a Europe-wide event “For Living Rivers”. The Oxford event was very … Continue reading →

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Step into my Jacuzzi

Posted on Thursday 26th August, 2010 by

Follow the Cumbria Way down from the end of the road at Stonethwaite in the quiet valley of Borrowdale, and after less than an hour’s gentle walk along the roadless Langstrath valley, just after Blea Rock (which we mistook for … Continue reading →

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River Thames at Goring

Posted on Thursday 19th August, 2010 by

Visitors to the award-winningly pretty village of Goring hoping to buy some bland yet inoffensive casualwear will be disappointed to find that the Goring Gap is not a branch of the multinational purveyor of chinos, but rather a mildly interesting … Continue reading →

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Cold water musing

Posted on Monday 16th August, 2010 by

We swim most often in the Thames. Even quite close to Reading town centre, it is clear, the current never seems too strong, and you can get in and out easily because a footpath runs alongside. The temperature is very … Continue reading →

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